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Amazon May Export Delivery Lessons from India to Cut Costs Abroad

Online shopping is booming in India. But, like local rivals Flipkart and Snapdeal, Amazon has struggled with deliveries in cities where snarl-ups are frequent and road signs unreliable.

Global Markets

Amazon May Export Delivery Lessons from India to Cut Costs Abroad

Online shopping is booming in India. But, like local rivals Flipkart and Snapdeal, Amazon has struggled with deliveries in cities where snarl-ups are frequent and road signs unreliable.


News & Analysis

At the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund, Winning Isn't Everything

It’s been more than 10 years since the most famous of fashion competitions was born, but what role does ‘the Fund’ play in today’s fashion landscape? BoF gets an exclusive, inside look at the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund.

News & Analysis

At the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund, Winning Isn't Everything

It’s been more than 10 years since the most famous of fashion competitions was born, but what role does ‘the Fund’ play in today’s fashion landscape? BoF gets an exclusive, inside look at the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund.


Retail

Struggling Retailer Kmart Turns the Blue Light Back On

The struggling discount chain is bringing back the "Bluelight Special" in the hopes the iconic marketing approach it pioneered decades ago will breathe life into its stores and online sales.

Retail

Struggling Retailer Kmart Turns the Blue Light Back On

The struggling discount chain is bringing back the "Bluelight Special" in the hopes the iconic marketing approach it pioneered decades ago will breathe life into its stores and online sales.


Financial Markets

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Promises Wall Street a Profit

Amazon.com Inc. CEO Jeff Bezos did something Thursday that he hasn’t since 2010: he assured investors that his company would make a profit in its busy holiday shopping season.

Financial Markets

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Promises Wall Street a Profit

Amazon.com Inc. CEO Jeff Bezos did something Thursday that he hasn’t since 2010: he assured investors that his company would make a profit in its busy holiday shopping season.


Financial Markets

Amazon Posts Profit as North America Sales Jump

Amazon.com Inc reported a surprise profit for the second quarter in a row, propelled by higher sales in North America, its biggest market.

Financial Markets

Amazon Posts Profit as North America Sales Jump

Amazon.com Inc reported a surprise profit for the second quarter in a row, propelled by higher sales in North America, its biggest market.


Technology

Amazon.com Escapes Trademark Suit after Appeals Court Reverses Itself

Amazon.com Inc did not violate the trademarks of a high-end watchmaker by offering alternative brands with similar styles in its search results, a federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday.

Technology

Amazon.com Escapes Trademark Suit after Appeals Court Reverses Itself

Amazon.com Inc did not violate the trademarks of a high-end watchmaker by offering alternative brands with similar styles in its search results, a federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday.


Retail

Amazon to Hire 100,000 Temporary Employees for Holiday Ramp-Up

Amazon.com Inc. is hiring 100,000 seasonal workers — 25 percent more than last year — as it continues to make online ordering almost as fast as running to the store.

Retail

Amazon to Hire 100,000 Temporary Employees for Holiday Ramp-Up

Amazon.com Inc. is hiring 100,000 seasonal workers — 25 percent more than last year — as it continues to make online ordering almost as fast as running to the store.


Technology

Bits & Bytes | Facebook Shopping, Met Gala, Glamsquad Raises $15M

Bits and Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.

Technology

Bits & Bytes | Facebook Shopping, Met Gala, Glamsquad Raises $15M

Bits and Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.


Technology

Amazon’s Foray Into Handmade Goods Takes Direct Aim at Etsy

Amazon.com Inc. added homemade jewellery, home decor and other tchotchkes made by artisans to its Web store, encroaching into a market where Etsy Inc. and EBay Inc. have taken the lead against the online retailer.

Technology

Amazon’s Foray Into Handmade Goods Takes Direct Aim at Etsy

Amazon.com Inc. added homemade jewellery, home decor and other tchotchkes made by artisans to its Web store, encroaching into a market where Etsy Inc. and EBay Inc. have taken the lead against the online retailer.


Retail

Billionaires’ Startup Brings Black Friday to Pakistan’s Shoppers

The billionaire Samwer brothers want to help introduce Pakistan’s shoppers to a local version of Black Friday, the November sales binge that kicks off the year-end holiday retail season in the US.

Retail

Billionaires’ Startup Brings Black Friday to Pakistan’s Shoppers

The billionaire Samwer brothers want to help introduce Pakistan’s shoppers to a local version of Black Friday, the November sales binge that kicks off the year-end holiday retail season in the US.